House Bill 0573

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 573

        By Representative K. Smith






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to military affairs; amending

  3         s. 250.10, F.S.; requiring the Adjutant General

  4         of the state to establish a specified post

  5         exchange store; providing for location of the

  6         post exchange store; providing purpose;

  7         providing for deposit of specified moneys in

  8         the Camp Blanding Management Trust Fund;

  9         providing for use of funds; providing an

10         effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section

15  250.10, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

16         250.10  Appointment and duties of the Adjutant

17  General.--

18         (2)  The Adjutant General of the state shall be the

19  Chief of the Department of Military Affairs. He or she shall:

20         (e)1.  Prepare and publish by order of the Governor

21  such orders, rules and regulations, consistent with law, as

22  are necessary to bring the organization, armament, equipment,

23  training, and discipline of the Florida National Guard to a

24  state of efficiency as nearly as possible to that of the

25  regular United States Army and Air Force, and the Adjutant

26  General shall attest all orders of the commander in chief

27  relating to the militia.

28         2.  Establish by directive an organized and supervised

29  physical fitness program for state active duty personnel of

30  the Department of Military Affairs, provided that the program

31  does not exceed 1 hour per day, for a maximum of 3 hours per

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  1  week, and originates and terminates at the normal work site.

  2  All fees, membership dues, equipment, and clothing relating to

  3  such physical fitness program shall be at no cost to the

  4  state. Administrative leave, not to exceed 3 hours per week,

  5  shall be provided by the department to all state active duty

  6  personnel participating in the physical fitness program.

  7         3.  Establish by directive a post exchange store for

  8  members of the Florida National Guard, their families, guests,

  9  and other authorized users. The post exchange store shall be

10  located at the Camp Blanding Training Site. The primary

11  purpose of the store is to provide for the morale, recreation,

12  and welfare of all service members training at the Camp

13  Blanding Training Site. The operation of the post exchange

14  store must be in accordance with relevant provisions of

15  Florida Statutes. Profits of the post exchange store, if any,

16  shall be deposited in the Camp Blanding Management Trust Fund

17  and shall be used to enhance the facilities and services

18  provided by the Camp Blanding Training Site. The Camp Blanding

19  Management Trust Fund may be used to initiate and support the

20  initial operations of the Camp Blanding post exchange store.

21  The Adjutant General may establish an account with a federally

22  insured financial institution in the state to facilitate the

23  operations of the post exchange store.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

25  law.

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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      With respect to chapter 250, Florida Statutes, relating
  4    to military affairs, requires the Adjutant General of the
      state to establish a post exchange store for members of
  5    the Florida National Guard, their families, guests, and
      other authorized users, to be located at the Camp
  6    Blanding Training Site, for the primary purpose of
      providing for the morale, recreation, and welfare of all
  7    service members training at the Camp Blanding Training
      Site. Provides for deposit of any profits from the
  8    operation of the post exchange store in the Camp Blanding
      Management Trust Fund to be used to enhance the
  9    facilities and services provided by the Camp Blanding
      Training Site.
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